A week after the signing of the tripartite ‘Resilienzpak 2026’ agreement, the government has taken a further step by approving several bills and regulations designed to translate political commitments into concrete measures. Whilst these texts provide greater clarity on certain support schemes, they do not yet allow for the full €60 million energy budget announced by the government to be allocated.
Among the measures adopted is, first and foremost, a government subsidy designed to reduce households’ natural gas bills. The draft bill provides for a subsidy of 15 euro cents (including VAT) per cubic metre consumed between 1 August and 31 December 2026 for customers connected to meters with a maximum hourly flow rate of less than 65 cubic metres. Certain larger apartment blocks or residential buildings may also be eligible, provided that at least 60% of the private units are used for residential purposes.
According to the financial statement accompanying the text, the expected cost of this measure is estimated at €17.55 million, with a maximum budget of €20 million. The calculation is based on the consumption of residential users fitted with the smallest meters, who represent the vast majority of the households concerned.
No clear outlook for households
The Government Council has also approved the extension of a support scheme for diesel used as heating fuel, as well as for commercial diesel used in agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, fish farming and forestry. The measure provides for a reduction of 15 euro cents (including VAT) per litre between 1 August and 31 December 2026.
The budgetary impact of this scheme is estimated at €10.1 million. However, this figure combines both the volumes intended for domestic heating and those consumed in the relevant agricultural sectors. The documents therefore do not allow for a precise distinction to be made between the share attributable to households.
Taken together, these two schemes amount to between €27.65 million and €30.1 million, depending on whether the central estimate or the maximum ceiling for gas subsidies is used. These amounts therefore cover less than half of the €60 million energy budget announced by the government when it presented the tripartite package.
Two key measures are, in fact, not accompanied by detailed cost estimates in the texts examined on Friday. The first concerns a temporary subsidy of 4 euro cents per kilowatt-hour on the all-inclusive electricity price for consumers whose annual consumption is less than 25,000 kWh. This support will apply from 1 August to 31 December 2026 and is in addition to the electricity support mechanisms already decided upon previously by the government.
The second measure concerns a reduction of 5 euro cents (including VAT) per litre in the autonomous excise duties on petrol and diesel fuel between 1 July and 31 December 2026. The corresponding Grand-Ducal regulation has indeed been approved by the Government Council, but no detailed budgetary costs appear at this stage in the documents consulted.
Temporary aid for road and rail transport
Alongside measures aimed at households, the government has approved a temporary support scheme for road and rail freight transport companies, as well as passenger transport operators, who are facing rising fuel prices against the backdrop of the crisis in the Middle East. The scheme provides for compensation of up to 70% of the additional costs actually incurred between March and December 2026.
This support, however, forms part of a separate strand of the tripartite package. Its aim is to preserve the competitiveness of the transport sector and maintain the investment capacity of the businesses concerned, particularly in decarbonisation and energy efficiency projects. It should therefore not be confused with the general reduction in fuel excise duties intended for all consumers.
The texts approved on Friday provide the first concrete budgetary details regarding the implementation of the ‘Resilienzpak 2026’ measures. However, they show that the full financial details of the energy measures announced at the tripartite meeting have not yet been fully set out in the draft laws and regulations adopted at this stage.
